Tag: festival

  • (CANCELED) Art & Architecture Walking Tour

    (CANCELED) Arts & Architecture Walking Tour

    May 30th at 1pm

    Due to rain and bad weather, this tour will be canceled. Thank you for understanding!

    Delve into the fascinating history, present and promising future of Charleston and her downtown on this tour. This district is overflowing in history, architecture and art – guests will learn the best highlights. Wear appropriate clothing and comfortable shoes. Polite and leashed dogs are welcome.

    Location: Beginning at Lee St. Triangle at the corner of Capitol & Lee Streets.

  • Live Music Bingo

    Live Music Bingo

    May 29 7pm – 9pm

    Arts Amplified presents Live Music Bingo at Fife Street Brewing featuring Shane Meade!

    A fun mash-up of live music and bingo — but with a twist. Instead of letters and numbers, you’ll mark spaces on your bingo card based on songs and unexpected moments during the performance. Free to play, all ages welcome, and multiple prizes up for grabs. Come for the tunes, stay for the game!

    In partnership with Arts Amplified 

    Location: Fife Street Brewing, 180 Summers Street

  • Dizzy Doc’s Amazing Balloon Sculpture

    Dizzy Doc’s Amazing Balloon Sculpture

    May 20 – June 1

     Back by popular demand, Aaron Hay (Dizzy Doc) will construct a massive balloon sculpture, the likes of which have delighted FestivALL attendees for years. Enjoy visits during construction and following completion in the Clay Center Lobby!

    Location: Clay Center Lobby, 1 Clay Square
    Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10am–5pm & Sun. 12pm–5pm

    Sponsor: This FY25 Community Arts project is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts

  • Poems While You Wait

    Poems While You Wait

    May 31, 12-2pm

     

    WV Poet Laureate Marc Harshman, along with poets Kirk Judd and Sara Henning, will create original one-of-a-kind poems designed just for you!

    Stop by Taylor Books while you are out enjoying the Capitol Street Art Fair and take home a little memory.

    Donations: $5 donation to purchase a poem goes back to FestivALL 

    Location: Taylor Books Annex Gallery, 226 Capitol St.

  • Sunset Yoga and Sound

    Sunset Yoga and Sound

    June 1 | 7pm

    Find your Zen after a full day of FestivALL activities.. Join Nina Ratliff, owner and yoga instructor of The Folded Leaf Yoga & Wellness Center, for a nourishing 60-minute all-levels yoga practice. Class will end with a 15-minute sound healing savasana.

    Beginner friendly.

    Some mats and props will be provided, but please you own if you have one. Bringing a blanket is recommended.

    Location: Haddad Riverfront Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd.

  • Yoga on the River

    Yoga on the River

    May 31 | 9am

     

    Find your Zen before a day full of FestivALL activities.

    Join Beth Moore, Yoga Instructor at Folded Leaf Yoga & Wellness Center, for a 60-minute all-levels Yoga practice.

    Beginner friendly.

    Some mats and props will be provided. If you have your own, please bring them, and bringing a blanket is recommended!

    Location: Haddad Riverfront Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd. E

  • Children’s Art Fair (Sunday)

    Children’s Art Fair

    Sunday, June 1 | 11am-4pm

    The FestivALL Children’s Art Fair is the perfect two days of family fun in the heart of downtown Charleston, WV! The Children’s Art Fair & Sale offers young artists the chance to interact with each other and the public.

    Invited artists and groups offer free make-and-take art activities, kid-friendly performances take the stage all day long, and more!

    Sponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation, The Daywood Foundation, CAMC/Vandalia Health, United Bank, Kanawha County Public Library, and Security America

    Sunday, June 1 (Bailey Glasser, LLP Children’s Stage)

    located outside of the downtown Kanawha County Public Library (123 Capitol St.)

    11am    Alban Arts Center Improv
    12pm    Katzendrummerz, Play drums! Have fun! (Ammed Solomon, Mark Davis)
    1pm      O’Ryan the O’Mazing (Juggling Variety Act)
    2pm     Tony M. Music
    3pm     Annabelle Reed

    Thank you to our generous sponsors

    Sponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation, The Daywood Foundation, CAMC/Vandalia Health, United Bank, the Kanawha County Public Library and Security America

  • Three Things: Season 10, Episode 1

    Three Things: Season 10, Episode 1

     

    FestivALL presents Season 10, Episode 1 of Three Things during FestivALL at the Capitol Market!

    FestivALL’s live monthly speaker series, Three Things, showcases three guests who will share insight into their personal story of where they started, what they love, and where they are going.

    This episode features Artist/Actress/Musician/Writer Ann Magnuson, Founder of The Rustic Mechanicals (West Virginia’s Shakespeare Troupe) Jason Young, and Nellita Sanchez “The Empanada Lady.”

    General Tickets: $10
    Student Tickets: $5 (available day of show)

    Producer: Jeff Shirley 
    Sponsors: West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, United Bank, DLM Decisions LLC, DJEJ

     


    PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!


    PURCHASE YOUR SEASON PASS HERE!

  • Art-for-ALL Kids’ Juried Art Exhibition

    Art-for-ALL Kids’ Juried Art Exhibition

    May 28, 2025 – June 7, 2025

    Art-for-ALL is a juried art exhibition open to children in grades Pre-K through 6th in 13 WV counties at The Clay Center. 

    Check out the exhibition in the ticketing lobby of the Clay Center throughout FestivALL!

    Exhibition open during Clay Center Hours:
    Tuesday-Saturday | 10am-5pm
    Sunday | 12pm-5pm
    Monday | Closed

    Sponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation, Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, The Daywood Foundation
    Support: Clay Center, Owens Family Foundation
    Location: Ticketing Lobby, 1 Clay Square

  • Children’s Art Fair (Saturday)

    Children’s Art Fair

    Saturday, May 31 | 10am-5pm
    Sunday, June 1 | 11am-4pm

    The FestivALL Children’s Art Fair is the perfect two days of family fun! The Children’s Art Fair & Sale offers young artists the chance to interact with each other and the public. Invited artists and community groups offer free make-and-take art activities, kid-friendly performances take the stage all day long, and children have the opportunity to participate in art instruction provided by FestivALL leading up to the fair where they will get to sell their works.

    From 10am-3pm check out the Annual Kanawha County Public Library Used Book Sale! This year’s Annual Used Book Sale in conjunction with the Capitol Street Art Fair will be held at the Main Library in Room 311. All proceeds help fund library programs and services.

    Sponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation, The Daywood Foundation, CAMC/Vandalia Health, United Bank, the Kanawha County Public Library, and Security America

    Saturday, May 31 (Bailey Glasser, LLP Children’s Stage)

    Located outside of the Downtown Kanawha County Public Library

    10am     Children’s Theatre of Charleston
    11am     River City Youth Ballet
    12pm     Grateful Kids with John Inghram & Friends
    1pm       Katzendrummerz, Play drums! Have fun! (Ammed Solomon, Mark Davis)
    2pm       Tony M. Music
    3pm       O’Ryan the O’Mazing (Juggling Variety Act)
    4pm       Tony M. Music